Tiger Woods is looking to make an extraordinary return at The Masters next week – with the legendary American in preparations to do so for months.
The 48-year-old was away from the sport for seven months after suffering an injury at last year’s Major tournament. He made a brief comeback over the winter then saw his full-blown PGA Tour return cut short as he withdrew from the Genesis Invitational in February due to illness.
He returned to the course earlier this month, playing in the Seminole Pro-Member which also featured Rory McIlroy and Tom Brady. And he’s recently played a practice round at Augusta National as all signs point to a return to try and win a sixth Green Jacket.
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The five-time Masters and 15-time major championship winner has long been targeting being on the course at this years tournament in Augusta. And his comeback efforts reportedly have involved getting himself in the gym at 4am to do all he can to put himself in the best position to be ready.
Former PGA Tour player Brandel Chamblee claimed back in November that Woods’ rivals had received messages from him showing his true desire to get back to his best this year. According to the Golf Channel pundit, Woods had texted several stars in the early hours, at around 4am, to document his return and sum up how hard he’s working to get back to the top.
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